Synonyms of telephone
21 similar words
Another word for telephone is Ameche. Other synonyms of telephone are blower, dog and bone, horn, phone and pipe.
Synonyms and similar words for telephone
nounA telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals...
nounSynonym of Chinese whispers (“a game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each...
- Chinese whispersA game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly...
verbTo (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone.
- callTo contact by telephone.
- call upTo call on the telephone.
- drop someone a lineTo write and send (someone) a note or telegram.
- ringTo telephone (someone).
- ring upTo telephone; to call someone on the telephone.
verbMore synonyms
- dial upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.
- drop a line
- get on the horn
- give someone a bellTo telephone someone.
- give someone a buzz
- give someone a call
- give someone a jingle
- give someone a ringTo place a telephone call to someone.
- give someone a tinkle
Meaning of telephone
- noun A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance; now usually a device having a dial or keypad with numerals for entering a number, etc., to connect with a person, and means (such as a sound or vibration) for alerting one to an incoming call or transmission; also, the handset or receiver of such a device.
- noun A means of communicating information from one person to another or others.
- noun Now chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a simple communication device which converts sounds (usually speech) into mechanical vibrations along a string, wire, etc.
telephone in other languages
Questions about synonyms of telephone
- What is another word for telephone?
- Telephone has 21 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Ameche, blower, dog and bone, horn, phone, pipe, Chinese whispers and call.
- What does telephone mean?
- Telephone means a telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance; now usually a device having a dial or keypad with numerals for entering a number, etc., to connect with a person, and means (such as a sound or vibration) for alerting one to an incoming call or transmission; also, the handset or receiver of such a device.
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